Fertility & birth rates in Czech Republic and Ghana

Fertility rate in Czech Republic vs Ghana chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Czech Republic was 1.45 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.4 in Ghana in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Czech Republic vs Ghana population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Czech Republic	Ghana
1960	2.09	6.89
1961	2.11	6.91
1962	2.12	6.94
1963	2.31	6.94
1964	2.34	6.9
1965	2.18	6.88
1966	2.02	6.86
1967	1.91	6.89
1968	1.84	6.89
1969	1.87	6.95
1970	1.92	6.95
1971	2	6.95
1972	2.09	6.92
1973	2.31	6.87
1974	2.46	6.82
1975	2.43	6.76
1976	2.39	6.7
1977	2.34	6.64
1978	2.33	6.56
1979	2.27	6.51
1980	2.08	6.47
1981	2	6.42
1982	2	6.31
1983	1.97	6.23
1984	1.97	6.15
1985	1.95	6.12
1986	1.92	6.08
1987	1.91	6.02
1988	1.94	5.92
1989	1.87	5.82
1990	1.9	5.74
1991	1.86	5.63
1992	1.71	5.52
1993	1.67	5.41
1994	1.44	5.25
1995	1.28	5.11
1996	1.18	4.96
1997	1.17	4.88
1998	1.16	4.83
1999	1.13	4.82
2000	1.15	4.83
2001	1.15	4.77
2002	1.17	4.69
2003	1.18	4.6
2004	1.23	4.5
2005	1.29	4.5
2006	1.34	4.4
2007	1.45	4.29
2008	1.51	4.22
2009	1.51	4.18
2010	1.51	4.18
2011	1.43	4.18
2012	1.45	4.15
2013	1.46	4.11
2014	1.53	4.03
2015	1.57	3.98
2016	1.63	3.87
2017	1.69	3.72
2018	1.71	3.65
2019	1.71	3.59
2020	1.74	3.54
2021	1.83	3.49
2022	1.64	3.43
2023	1.45	3.4
2024	1.46	3.34
2025	1.47	3.3
2026	1.48	3.26
2027	1.48	3.22
2028	1.49	3.18
2029	1.49	3.14
2030	1.5	3.1
2031	1.51	3.06
2032	1.51	3.03
2033	1.52	2.99
2034	1.52	2.96
2035	1.53	2.93
2036	1.53	2.9
2037	1.54	2.87
2038	1.54	2.84
2039	1.54	2.81
2040	1.55	2.78
2041	1.55	2.76
2042	1.55	2.73
2043	1.55	2.71
2044	1.56	2.68
2045	1.56	2.66
2046	1.56	2.64
2047	1.56	2.62
2048	1.56	2.59
2049	1.57	2.57
2050	1.57	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Czech Republic	Ghana
1960	25.6%	45.4%
1961	25.1%	45.9%
1962	24.5%	46.4%
1963	23.9%	46.8%
1964	23.5%	47.1%
1965	23.2%	47.4%
1966	22.7%	47.6%
1967	22.3%	47.8%
1968	21.9%	47.9%
1969	21.6%	48.1%
1970	21.3%	48.2%
1971	21.1%	48.4%
1972	21.1%	48.4%
1973	21.2%	48.4%
1974	21.6%	48.3%
1975	22.1%	48.2%
1976	22.6%	47.9%
1977	22.9%	47.5%
1978	23.2%	47%
1979	23.4%	46.5%
1980	23.4%	46.2%
1981	23.5%	45.9%
1982	23.5%	45.7%
1983	23.5%	45.4%
1984	23.5%	45.2%
1985	23.4%	45.3%
1986	23.2%	45.4%
1987	23%	45.5%
1988	22.6%	45.4%
1989	22%	45.4%
1990	21.4%	45.3%
1991	20.9%	45.2%
1992	20.3%	45%
1993	19.8%	44.8%
1994	19.2%	44.5%
1995	18.7%	44.2%
1996	18.2%	43.9%
1997	17.7%	43.5%
1998	17.3%	43.1%
1999	16.9%	42.7%
2000	16.5%	42.3%
2001	16.1%	41.9%
2002	15.7%	41.5%
2003	15.3%	41.1%
2004	15%	40.7%
2005	14.7%	40.4%
2006	14.4%	40.1%
2007	14.3%	39.8%
2008	14.2%	39.5%
2009	14.2%	39.3%
2010	14.4%	39.1%
2011	14.6%	39%
2012	14.8%	38.9%
2013	14.9%	38.9%
2014	15.1%	38.8%
2015	15.3%	38.6%
2016	15.4%	38.4%
2017	15.6%	38.1%
2018	15.8%	37.8%
2019	15.9%	37.6%
2020	16%	37.2%
2021	16.1%	36.9%
2022	15.9%	36.5%
2023	15.7%	36.2%
2024	15.4%	35.8%
2025	15.1%	35.4%
2026	14.8%	35%
2027	14.6%	34.6%
2028	14.4%	34.1%
2029	14.2%	33.7%
2030	14%	33.3%
2031	13.8%	32.8%
2032	13.5%	32.5%
2033	13.3%	32.2%
2034	13%	31.9%
2035	12.9%	31.6%
2036	12.7%	31.4%
2037	12.5%	31.2%
2038	12.5%	30.9%
2039	12.6%	30.7%
2040	12.7%	30.5%
2041	12.8%	30.3%
2042	12.9%	30.1%
2043	13.1%	29.8%
2044	13.2%	29.6%
2045	13.4%	29.4%
2046	13.5%	29.2%
2047	13.7%	29%
2048	13.8%	28.8%
2049	13.9%	28.5%
2050	14%	28.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.4% of the population in the Czech Republic and 35.8% in Ghana in 2024, compared to 21.4% and 45.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Czech Republic and Ghana compared.

Natural population change in Czech Republic vs Ghana by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in the Czech Republic and +2.1% in Ghana. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Czech Republic	Ghana
1960	34,567	217,134
1961	36,430	222,372
1962	29,836	223,842
1963	48,353	225,367
1964	52,531	226,685
1965	43,029	229,061
1966	35,355	231,440
1967	29,558	237,156
1968	21,728	242,821
1969	22,762	251,925
1970	24,646	257,938
1971	31,445	265,442
1972	44,404	275,236
1973	57,549	283,385
1974	66,923	290,796
1975	67,393	298,267
1976	61,768	305,769
1977	55,009	315,429
1978	52,234	324,428
1979	44,257	334,848
1980	17,517	346,816
1981	13,391	359,572
1982	10,315	369,061
1983	3,097	379,846
1984	5,165	392,053
1985	4,135	401,722
1986	1,034	411,191
1987	4,138	419,328
1988	7,249	425,031
1989	1,036	432,541
1990	1,034	442,211
1991	4,124	448,159
1992	1,032	452,156
1993	3,099	454,669
1994	-11,367	449,589
1995	-21,687	451,748
1996	-21,662	450,259
1997	-21,639	459,822
1998	-18,530	471,313
1999	-20,568	487,210
2000	-17,433	508,738
2001	-16,347	519,382
2002	-15,296	528,620
2003	-17,330	536,656
2004	-9,177	543,339
2005	-6,126	563,234
2006	1,024	569,474
2007	9,268	572,332
2008	14,538	579,695
2009	10,444	592,825
2010	10,475	613,133
2011	2,099	631,501
2012	0	646,595
2013	-2,103	658,638
2014	4,210	660,829
2015	0	667,729
2016	5,283	659,910
2017	3,178	641,218
2018	1,063	641,551
2019	0	642,403
2020	-19,257	637,469
2021	-28,365	635,805
2022	-19,209	646,441
2023	-21,729	651,094

Maternal mortality chart: Czech Republic vs Ghana

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Czech Republic, compared to 234 deaths in Ghana.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Czech Republic	Ghana
1985	15	943
1986	17	908
1987	15	873
1988	16	834
1989	15	799
1990	15	769
1991	15	745
1992	13	718
1993	12	696
1994	11	670
1995	10	630
1996	8	591
1997	8	553
1998	7	521
1999	7	490
2000	7	472
2001	6	460
2002	6	434
2003	6	410
2004	5	403
2005	5	390
2006	5	385
2007	4	377
2008	4	380
2009	4	369
2010	4	363
2011	4	356
2012	4	351
2013	3	338
2014	3	317
2015	3	310
2016	3	296
2017	3	287
2018	3	276
2019	3	260
2020	3	253
2021	4	264
2022	3	239
2023	3	234

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in the Czech Republic and 3.71% in Ghana. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Czech Republic	Ghana
1960	2.48%	20.9%
1961	2.44%	20.7%
1962	2.42%	20.5%
1963	2.43%	20.4%
1964	2.44%	20.3%
1965	2.46%	20.3%
1966	2.47%	20.3%
1967	2.48%	20.3%
1968	2.47%	20.3%
1969	2.46%	20.3%
1970	2.43%	20.2%
1971	2.39%	20.1%
1972	2.34%	19.9%
1973	2.29%	19.6%
1974	2.23%	19.2%
1975	2.16%	18.7%
1976	2.08%	18.2%
1977	1.99%	17.7%
1978	1.89%	17.2%
1979	1.78%	16.9%
1980	1.68%	16.7%
1981	1.59%	16.6%
1982	1.52%	16.4%
1983	1.47%	16.2%
1984	1.44%	15.9%
1985	1.41%	15.5%
1986	1.38%	15%
1987	1.35%	14.4%
1988	1.3%	13.8%
1989	1.25%	13.3%
1990	1.21%	12.8%
1991	1.17%	12.3%
1992	1.11%	12%
1993	1.03%	11.8%
1994	0.94%	11.6%
1995	0.85%	11.5%
1996	0.77%	11.3%
1997	0.7%	11.1%
1998	0.63%	10.8%
1999	0.58%	10.4%
2000	0.55%	10%
2001	0.52%	9.61%
2002	0.5%	9.21%
2003	0.48%	8.85%
2004	0.46%	8.52%
2005	0.44%	8.22%
2006	0.41%	7.93%
2007	0.39%	7.63%
2008	0.37%	7.31%
2009	0.35%	6.99%
2010	0.34%	6.65%
2011	0.33%	6.33%
2012	0.32%	6.02%
2013	0.31%	5.74%
2014	0.31%	5.48%
2015	0.32%	5.25%
2016	0.32%	5.02%
2017	0.32%	4.81%
2018	0.31%	4.6%
2019	0.3%	4.39%
2020	0.29%	4.2%
2021	0.28%	4.02%
2022	0.27%	3.85%
2023	0.26%	3.71%